The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Subsidy) Order 1996

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART II HOUSING BENEFIT SUBSIDY

   1. 2. Interpretation of Part II

   2. 3. Amount of Housing Benefit subsidy

   3. 4. Rebates and allowances

   4. 5. Backdated benefit

   5. 6. Disproportionate rent increase

   6. 7. Treatment of high rents

   7. 8. Rent officers' determinations

   8. 9. Additions in respect of homeless and short lease rebates

   9. 10. Further additions to Housing Benefit subsidy

   10. 11. Deductions to be made in calculating Housing Benefit subsidy in respect of rebates or allowances

   11. 12. Deduction from Housing Benefit subsidy

   12. 13. Additions to and deductions from Housing Benefit subsidy in respect of benefit savings

4. PART III COUNCIL TAX BENEFIT SUBSIDY

   1. 14. Interpretation of Part III

   2. 15. Amount of Council Tax Benefit subsidy

   3. 16. Council Tax Benefit

   4. 17. Backdated benefit

   5. 18. Additions to Council Tax Benefit subsidy

   6. 19. Deductions to be made in calculating subsidy in respect of Council Tax Benefit

   7. 20. Deductions from Council Tax Benefit subsidy

   8. 21. Additions to and deductions from Council Tax Benefit subsidy in respect of benefit savings

5. Signature

6. SCHEDULES

   1. 1

      Calculation of Housing Benefit subsidy in respect of administration costs

   2. 2

      Calculation of Council Tax Benefit subsidy in respect of administration costs

   3. 3

      Maximum amounts of Housing Benefit subsidy payable in respect of certain authorities in Scotland

   4. 4

      Period overruns

   5. 5

      Threshold above which reduced Housing Benefit subsidy is payable on rent allowances

   6. 6

      Rent officers' determinations

   7. 7

      Amounts by reference to which appropriate maximum amount is determined

   8. 8

      Additional subsidy in respect of rent allowance cases

   9. 9

      Benefit savings

   10. 10

       Prescribed caseload and claims figures

   11. 11

       Prescribed figures for the calculation of the applicable amount

   12. 12

       Cost adjustment figures

7. Explanatory Note